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1. Alexander, Archibald

(1772-1851) first professor of Princeton Seminary, defender of American presbyterianism, exponent of "Princeton Theology"

2. Anselm

11th century scholastic theologian; wrote "Cur Deus Homo," promoted the satisfaction theory of atonement, led to the development of substitutionary atonement

3. Athanasius

4th C Alexandrian bishop who opposed Arius against great odds; exiled for his beliefs; "Festal Letter" (367) is first record of 66 canonical books

4. Aquinas, Thomas

13th C, greatest medieval scholastic theologian; aimed to integrate Christian theology and Aristotelian philosophy

5. Arius

4th C denier of Christ's divinity; pronounced a heretic at Nicea (325)

6. Arminius, Jacob

16th C Dutch theologian whose students remonstrated against prevailing Reformed teachings, arguing for election conditioned upon foreknowledge, universal atonement, and human freedom in resisting grace

7. Augustine

5th century Carthaginian bishop, City of God, Confessions, strong rhetorician; highlighted effects of sin on man's will, need for infusion of grace from without; debated Pelagius

8. Barker, Frank S.

A founder of the PCA

9. Barnes, Albert

New School Presbyterian; expressed controversial views on the imputation of Adam's sin and atonement; Barnes' Notes on the New Testament

10. Bede

(672-735) the superiority of the Bible is reflected in the WCF.Bede, also known as the Venerable Bede, was an English monk and historian who is recognized for his works on biblical commentary and history, particularly his ecclesiastical history of the English people. He is often called the "Father of English History" for his influential writings. "Ecclesiastical History of the English People"; his quote about the superiority of the Bible is reflected in the WCF

11. Beecher, Lyman

(1775-1863) clergyman, revivalist, social reformer, and political observer; father of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher.

12. Bell, L. Nelson

medical missionary, Billy Graham's father-in-law; founded Southern Presbyterian Journal; exec editor of Christianity Todayand influential in the development of modern evangelicalism.

13. Bernard of Clairveaux

12th C mystic, known for devotion to Mary; wrote "O Sacred Head Now Wounded"; preached second crusade

14. Briggs, Charles A.

Suspended for heresy in 1892, called Scripture fallible; contributed to major Hebrew lexicon

15. Bryan, William Jennings

(1860-1925) prosecuting attorney in the much-publicized "Scopes Trial" or "Monkey Trial" of 1925. He was a three-time presidential candidate and a prominent advocate for progressive reforms.

16. Bucer, Martin

Head of Swiss Reformed churches after Zwingli; Calvin worked alongside him in Basel before returning to Geneva;

17. Calvin, John

Institutes of the Christian Religion; argued for God's sovereignty in all of life, including salvation,

18. Cartwright, Thomas

16th C Puritan who promoted Presbyterian and Reformed thought in England

19. Constantine

Roman emperor who conquered under the sign of the cross, issued the Edict of Milan, presided over the Council of Nicea

20. Cranmer, Thomas

Archbishop of Canterbury who orchestrated Henry's divorce and promoted the English Reformation; involved in 10 & 42 Articles, and the Book of Common Prayer; burned by Mary Tudor

21. Dabney, Robert L.

Southern presbyterian, argued that Christ is King of the church and the church has no business in matters that pertain to the state, such as slavery (which he endorsed and defended); a strong proponent of the regulative principle

22. Davies, Samuel

4th president of Princeton Theological Seminary; evangelized slave population, taught literacy; major contributor to First Great Awakening

23. Dickinson, Jonathan

opposed Thomson's subscription movement

of NJ (later, Princeton Theological Seminary)

24. Erasmus

Roman Catholic humanist who published Greek New Testament in

1518, debated with Luther over human freedom

25. Charles Finney

Architect of Second Great Awakening (19th C), "Father of

Revivalism; criticized for Pelagian theology and reliance on method over faithfulness

to Scripture

26. Fosdick, Harry Emmerson

Baptist minister who withdrew from pastoring First

Presbyterian Church in 1924 over his defense of modernism from the pulpit; pastored another prominent NYC Baptist church; wrote Guide to Understanding the

Bible

27. St. Francis

vowed poverty, started order; attempted to convert sultan of Egypt

28. Gregory the Great

(540-604)

29. Hodge, Charles

Princeton Theological Seminary professor, defender of Calvinism; Systematic Theology, What Is Darwinism?

30. Hus, John

Proto-reformer, argued for centrality of Scripture, promoter of

Wycliffe

31. Irenaeus

2nd C prolific bishop, defender of the faith (especially against Gnostics)

32. Jackson, Sheldon

(1834-1909) Presb. missionary, esp. in Alaska

33. Jerome

(340-420) great Western scholar, translator of Vulgate

34. Jumper, Andrew A.

(1927-92) a founder of EPC; champion of biblical infallibility

35. Knox, John

(1513-72) Scottish supporter of Prot. Ref.; worked with Calvin in

Geneva after fleeing England; opposed female monarchs; established Presb. in

Scotland

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36. Loyola, Ignatius

16th C

37. Luther, Martin

Augustinian monk turned reformer; 95 Theses, German NT,

numerous commentaries; excommunicated and became Protestant leader

38. Makemie, Francis

founded first Amer. Presbytery in 1706; arrested preaching

39. Machen, J. Gresham

(1881-1937) Princeton, and later Westminster Theological Seminary NT prof, Virgin Birth of Christ, Christianity and Liberalism; led founding

of WTS; suspended from ministry because of work with Ind. Board for Pres. Foreign

Missions; principal figure in founding of OPC

40. Martyr, Justin

2nd C

of Christianity in spite of (or perhaps thanks to) persecution

41. McGready, James

(1758-1817) Presbyterian revivalist, father of camp meeting

Second Great Awakening

42. Melanchthon, Philip

Helped Luther with reforms in Wittenberg; Augsburg Confession

43. Miller, Samuel

(1769-1850) 2nd professor at Princeton Theological Seminary,

historian, Letters on the Constitution and Order of the Christian Ministry

44. Olevianus

presumed co-author of Heidelberg Catechism, published on the

Covenant of Grace

45. St. Patrick

5th C British missionary ("apostle") to Ireland

46. Pelagius

5th C bishop, taught freedom to choose irrespective of nature & grace;

attacked by Augustine, officially condemned

47. Sattler, Michael

Anabaptist martyr, chaired Swiss Brethren mtg. that adopted

Scheitheim Confession (1526)

baptismal requirements, "ban," memorialist, separation

48. Servetus, Michael

nontrinitarian, anti-predestinarian who antagonized Calvin,

executed (1553) after stopping in Geneva

49. Simonton, Ashbel

(1833-67) Princeton Theological Seminary grad, organized

Presb. church in Brazil

50. Simmons, Menno

Anabaptist (later, Mennonite) leader; reformed RC priest;

differed from magisterial reformers on baptism, use of force, Lord's Supper, nature

of church

51. Smith, Henry B.

(1815-77) leader of "new school" Presb.; famous for Andover

address, "Relations of Faith and Philosophy"

52. Sunday, Billy

(1862-1935) Presb. revivalist; helped pass Prohibition Amendment

53. Tennent, Gilbert

leader of Great Awakening

advocated union with Old Side

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54. Tertullian

2/3C apologist, anti-heresy (Gnostics, Marcion) writer; oldest formal

exponent of Trinitarianism; later a Montanist

55. Thomson, John

led 1720s subscription movement

56. Thornwell, James H.

(1812-62) southern Old School, argued (contra Hodge)

against church boards and for parity of elders; 1st mod of Presb. Ch. in the Confederate States of America, "Address to all the Churches of Jesus Christ throughout

the Earth"

57. Tyndal, Willam

(1492-1536) Reformation forerunner, translated first English

Bible from Greek & Hebrew; "The Obedience of a Christian Man"; martyred

58. Ursinius

principal author of Heidelberg Catechism, studied under Melanchthon

59. Warfield, B.B.

Princeton Theological Seminary NT prof., seminal inerrancy

article with A. A. Hodge (1881), contributed to The Fundamentals booklet series

60. Wesley, John

open-air preaching planted seeds of Methodism; influenced New

Side

61. Wesley, Charles

less willing to part from Church of England than John, remembered for 6000 hymns

62. Witherspoon, John

(1723-94) pres. Princeton Theological Seminary, introduced Scottish Common Sense Realism, elected to Continental Congress; created

first Book of Order in USA (1788)